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Borrego Pass man sentenced to 42 months in prison for child sex abuse

By The Daily Times staff

Updated:
04/15/2014 07:03:18 PM MDT

Farmington — A Borrego Pass man was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison on Tuesday for child sexual abuse.

Ronald Martinez, 39, was arrested in April 2013 and charged with two counts of aggravated sexual abuse and two counts of abusive sexual contact, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice.

He pleaded guilty to the two aggravated sexual abuse charges in November, according to the press release.

In addition to 42 months in prison, Martinez was sentenced to five years of supervised release and will be required to register as a sex offender after completing the prison sentence.